Patents by Inventor Maximilian Ott

Maximilian Ott has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11822533
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for managing updates to a knowledge graph with incoming change requests is disclosed. The method comprises creating a snapshot of the knowledge graph, building sub-regions of the knowledge graph, classifying each incoming change to the knowledge graph so that it relates to one of the sub-regions, creating at least one change layer, wherein each of the at least one change layer relates to one of the sub-regions, wherein each of the at least one change layer comprises a portion of the incoming change requests, closing the at least one change layer upon reaching a predetermined threshold value for the at least one change layer, and integrating the at least one change layer into the knowledge graph, thereby generating a updated knowledge graph.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Frederik Frank Flöther, Stefan A. G. Van Der Stockt, Erik Rueger, Matthias Biniok, Maximilian Ott
  • Publication number: 20230169059
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for managing updates to a knowledge graph with incoming change requests is disclosed. The method comprises creating a snapshot of the knowledge graph, building sub-regions of the knowledge graph, classifying each incoming change to the knowledge graph so that it relates to one of the sub-regions, creating at least one change layer, wherein each of the at least one change layer relates to one of the sub-regions, wherein each of the at least one change layer comprises a portion of the incoming change requests, closing the at least one change layer upon reaching a predetermined threshold value for the at least one change layer, and integrating the at least one change layer into the knowledge graph, thereby generating a updated knowledge graph.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Frederik Frank Flöther, Stefan A. G. Van Der Stockt, Erik Rueger, Matthias Biniok, Maximilian Ott
  • Patent number: 10897641
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to displaying notifications for content items on a mobile device to a user. A processor receives meta-data associated with the content item and receives context data indicative of a current context of the mobile device. The processor then determines a first value based on the meta-data, the context data and historical data indicative of historical interactions with historical notifications that are based on the meta-data, the first value being indicative of a current likelihood of the user interacting with a notification that is based on the meta-data. Finally, the processor sends first output data based on the first value to an output module to allow selectively outputting the notification based on the current likelihood. By selectively outputting the notification based on the current likelihood the notification can be withheld until the user is likely to interact with the notification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Sourse Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Maximilian Ott, Lars Henrik Petander
  • Patent number: 10267661
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to determining a context of a mobile device. A processor receives from one or more first sensors first sensor data in relation to the context. The processor then selects from multiple second sensors one or more selected sensors based on the first sensor data and based on an energy cost value associated with each of the multiple second sensors, the energy cost value being indicative of energy consumed when requesting data from each of the multiple second sensors. Next, the processor receives from the one or more selected sensors second sensor data and determines the context of the mobile device based on the first sensor data and the second sensor data. This reduces the overall energy consumption and therefore extends the battery life of the mobile device while still providing an accurate context determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: INCOMING PTY LTD
    Inventors: Maximilian Ott, Lars Henrik Petander
  • Publication number: 20180270520
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to displaying notifications for content items on a mobile device to a user. A processor receives meta-data associated with the content item and receives context data indicative of a current context of the mobile device. The processor then determines a first value based on the meta-data, the context data and historical data indicative of historical interactions with historical notifications that are based on the meta-data, the first value being indicative of a current likelihood of the user interacting with a notification that is based on the meta-data. Finally, the processor sends first output data based on the first value to an output module to allow selectively outputting the notification based on the current likelihood. By selectively outputting the notification based on the current likelihood the notification can be withheld until the user is likely to interact with the notification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: MAXIMILIAN OTT, LARS HENRIK PETANDER
  • Publication number: 20160282156
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to determining a context of a mobile device. A processor receives from one or more first sensors first sensor data in relation to the context. The processor then selects from multiple second sensors one or more selected sensors based on the first sensor data and based on an energy cost value associated with each of the multiple second sensors, the energy cost value being indicative of energy consumed when requesting data from each of the multiple second sensors. Next, the processor receives from the one or more selected sensors second sensor data and determines the context of the mobile device based on the first sensor data and the second sensor data. This reduces the overall energy consumption and therefore extends the battery life of the mobile device while still providing an accurate context determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Maximilian Ott, Lars Henrik Petander
  • Publication number: 20160091444
    Abstract: The disclosure concerns monitoring cables, such as stay cables used to support bridges. A cable comprises multiple strands which are electrically connected to each other at one or both ends of the cable and insulated from each other between the ends. A cable monitor selectively activates one or more inductive coils, such that electrical signals are 5 suppressed on a first set of the multiple strands and electrical signals are allowed to pass through a second set of the multiple strands. The monitor then applies an electrical stimulus signal to the cable and senses on the cable a reflection signal of the stimulus signal. Finally, the monitor determines based on the reflection signal a continuity of one or more of the second set of the multiple strands. Since reflections 10 are suppressed on some strands by the coils, the sensed reflections can be attributed to the strands without the suppression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Rodney BERRIMAN, Maximilian OTT, Peter RUNCIE, Matthias LEITNER, Philipp MAYR
  • Publication number: 20140282636
    Abstract: This invention relates to the prefetching of content items, for example, prefetching of videos, to make the content items accessible from a local data store (118) of the mobile device (112). A processor (114) determines for each of the multiple content items a benefit value associated with an access time. The processor (114) also determines for each of the multiple content items an estimated prefetching cost associated with a prefetching time. Then, the processor (114) selects one of the multiple content items for downloading at the associated prefetching time based on the benefit values and the prefetching cost at the prefetching time. This way, the prefetching can be managed such that the most useful content item which the user will likely access soon are downloaded while at the same time minimising the cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2012
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: NATIONAL ICT AUSTRALIA LIMITED
    Inventors: Lars Henrik Petander, Maximilian Ott, Robert Hitching, Yorick Georges Maziere, James Petterson, Christfried Webers, Tiberio Silva Caetano, Joop Johannes Wilhelmus Van de Van, Joseph Christian Gruba Noel
  • Patent number: 7293109
    Abstract: The present invention changes the wireless information service paradigm from a connection-oriented unicast network model to a dynamic content-driven multicast model using a technique called “content routing.” The present invention provides a system, method, and medium for routing content through a network from at least one content provider to at least one content consumer, wherein at least one of the content consumer or content provider communicate with the network using a wireless device. The content is routed though the network based on its content. The content is labeled with at least one content descriptor. The content descriptor characterizes or otherwise describes the content. Interest profiles are received from content consumers. Interest profiles from content consumers with a common network access point are aggregated into a single interest profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Assignee: Semandex Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Maximilian Ott, Daniel J. Reininger, Leslie French, Dipankar Raychaudhuri
  • Publication number: 20070239892
    Abstract: A method, system and apparatus for routing data through a network based on the content or semantics of the data. Semantic routing engines route the data through the network based upon information maintained in routing tables.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2007
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Inventors: Maximilian Ott, Daniel Reininger, Dhananjay Makwana, Manpreet Singh
  • Patent number: 7216179
    Abstract: A method, system and apparatus for routing data through a network based on the content or semantics of the data. Semantic routing engines route the data through the network based upon information maintained in routing tables. The routing tables used to route the content through the network are derived by aggregating information about either content consumers or content producers into ontological trees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignee: Semandex Networks Inc.
    Inventors: Maximilian Ott, Daniel Jorge Reininger, Dhananjay Makwana, Manpreet Singh
  • Publication number: 20060029106
    Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, systems and methods for providing content-based instant messaging are provided, which allows users to send and receive messages based on whether the recipient fits the criteria specified by the content of the message. The system and method of the present invention identifies recipients by matching the content of the message to the interest, or expertise profile of the recipient. By enabling individuals to communicate with people that fulfill a certain criteria, it will enable the autonomous creation of communities of interest, and facilitate the identification of “experts” without the need to create a centralized expertise database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2005
    Publication date: February 9, 2006
    Applicant: Semandex Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Maximilian Ott, Jaime Gomezjurado, Daniel Reininger, Leslie French
  • Patent number: 6917751
    Abstract: A luminescent material, such as phosphor, is radiated by energy propagated from the side of an optical fiber, causing the luminescent material to emit visible light. The luminescent material can be of: a coincidentally-excited type, requiring the absorption of two wavelengths of radiation to emit visible light; memory-type, requiring absorption of one wavelength of charging radiation and absorption of another wavelength of controlling radiation to emit visible light; and quenchable type, requiring absorption of one wavelength of radiation to emit visible light and absorption of another wavelength of radiation to stop, i.e. quench, the emission of visible light. Two side-emitting optical fibers can be used, with each optical fiber providing one of the needed radiation wavelengths. One embodiment of the invention involves a matrix of optical fibers forming an optical display panel made using coincidentally-excited phosphors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2005
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Ting Wang, Maximilian Ott
  • Publication number: 20050128995
    Abstract: A system and method for providing cost-effective broadband mobile services using a hybrid wireless network consisting of wide-area cellular (“3G”) supplemented by hotspot caches are provided. The proposed architecture uses opportunistic access of high-bandwidth wireless hotspot to dramatically reduce the cost per MB of media delivered to mobile end-users. The system also uses a “semantic multicast routing” approach to caching and delivering media based on individual user profiles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2004
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventors: Maximilian Ott, Ivan Seskar, Manpreet Singh
  • Publication number: 20040189547
    Abstract: A luminescent material, such as phosphor, is radiated by energy propagated from the side of an optical fiber, causing the luminescent material to emit visible light. The luminescent material can be of a coincidentally-excited type, requiring the absorption of two wavelengths of radiation to emit visible light. In such a case, two side-emitting optical fibers can be used, with each optical fiber providing one of the needed radiation wavelengths. One embodiment of the invention involves a matrix of optical fibers forming an optical display panel made using coincidentally-excited phosphors. Side-emitting optical fibers are used to simultaneously stimulate a phosphor pixel located between the two fibers, allowing matrix addressing of each pixel individually. The optical display panel is constructed of only optical components. Another embodiment involves an optical switch with coincidentally-excited luminescent material. One radiation is provided by a side-emitting optical fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2004
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ting Wang, Allan Schweitzer, Maximilian Ott
  • Publication number: 20040165860
    Abstract: A luminescent material, such as phosphor, is radiated by energy propagated from the side of an optical fiber, causing the luminescent material to emit visible light. The luminescent material can be of: a coincidentally-excited type, requiring the absorption of two wavelengths of radiation to emit visible light; memory-type, requiring absorption of one wavelength of charging radiation and absorption of another wavelength of controlling radiation to emit visible light; and quenchable type, requiring absorption of one wavelength of radiation to emit visible light and absorption of another wavelength of radiation to stop, i.e. quench, the emission of visible light. Two side-emitting optical fibers can be used, with each optical fiber providing one of the needed radiation wavelengths. One embodiment of the invention involves a matrix of optical fibers forming an optical display panel made using coincidentally-excited phosphors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2004
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ting Wang, Maximilian Ott
  • Patent number: 6760515
    Abstract: A luminescent material, such as phosphor, is radiated by energy propagated from the side of an optical fiber, causing the luminescent material to emit visible light. The luminescent material can be of: a coincidentally-excited type, requiring the absorption of two wavelengths of radiation to emit visible light; memory-type, requiring absorption of one wavelength of charging radiation and absorption of another wavelength of controlling radiation to emit visible light; and quenchable type, requiring absorption of one wavelength of radiation to emit visible light and absorption of another wavelength of radiation to stop, i.e. quench, the emission of visible light. Two side-emitting optical fibers can be used, with each optical fiber providing one of the needed radiation wavelengths. One embodiment of the invention involves a matrix of optical fibers forming an optical display panel made using coincidentally-excited phosphors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2004
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Ting Wang, Maximilian Ott
  • Publication number: 20030120817
    Abstract: The present invention changes the wireless information service paradigm from a connection-oriented unicast network model to a dynamic content-driven multicast model using a technique called “content routing.” The present invention provides a system, method, and medium for routing content through a network from at least one content provider to at least one content consumer, wherein at least one of the content consumer or content provider communicate with the network using a wireless device. The content is routed though the network based on its content. The content is labeled with at least one content descriptor. The content descriptor characterizes or otherwise describes the content. Interest profiles are received from content consumers. Interest profiles from content consumers with a common network access point are aggregated into a single interest profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2002
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Inventors: Maximilian Ott, Daniel J. Reininger, Leslie French, Dipankar Raychaudhuri
  • Patent number: 6498795
    Abstract: The present invention is built upon an active network framework and an ontology-based information hierarchy, and, in addition to the features found in current network models, it provides a symmetrical framework for information filtering and binding in the network. Queries from information requesters are directly routed to relevant information sources and contents from information providers are distributed to the destinations that expressed an interest in the information. The query packets and content packets can carry commands that are executed at the active network nodes encountered by the packets as they traverse the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2002
    Assignee: NEC USA Inc.
    Inventors: Junbiao Zhang, Maximilian Ott
  • Publication number: 20020150093
    Abstract: A method, system and apparatus for routing data through a network based on the content or semantics of the data. Semantic routing engines route the data through the network based upon information maintained in routing tables. The routing tables used to route the content through the network are derived by aggregating information about either content consumers or content producers into ontological trees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2001
    Publication date: October 17, 2002
    Inventors: Maximilian Ott, Daniel Jorge Reininger, Dhananjay Makwana, Manpreet Singh